Film
Screen Gems with Irene Gardiner
Irene Gardiner has picked a real petrolhead edition of Screen Gems for Simon Morris. Audio
Tech news: WikiTribune and the censorship of Netflix
The founder of Wikipedia is proposing a crowdsourced solution to the problems besetting the news media; and a TV series dealing with teen suicide raises questions about the censorship of video… Audio
Hans Zimmer in conversation
The award-winning screen composer talks about his career and film music with RNZ's Adrian Hollay. Zimmer has scored over 150 films now, so there is quite a bit of music to choose from. Audio
Fall flick picks
The New Zealand International Film Festival has films to warm you up as the weather gets cooler. Features of the festival’s annual Autumn Events programme include the Judy Garland classic A Star is… Audio
Arts education at risk, teachers warn
Teachers are warning the future of the film, art and music industries is at risk because schools and the Education Ministry are sidelining subjects like music and drama. Audio
Bill Nighy - Their Finest
The award-winning British character actor is in NZ to promote his new film Their Finest.
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Mick Jackson - Denial
Director Mick Jackson may well be best known for his film The Bodyguard starring the late Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner. His latest film, Denial, is a hard-hitting look at Holocaust denial and it… Audio
Hans Zimmer’s musical storytelling
Hans Zimmer has written music for some of the biggest blockbuster films of our time - including ‘Thelma & Louise’, ‘Gladiator’, ‘The Pirates of the Caribbean’ and ‘Batman’ franchise, and ‘The Lion… Audio
Tech news: VR update and "Netflix for live music"
Some cool applications for VR technology in art and filmmaking; Google wants you to share your location data with you friends; and a new concert subscription service is dubbed "Netflix for live… Audio
Hans Zimmer, revealed
Hans Zimmer has written music for some of the biggest blockbuster films of our time - 'Gladiator', 'The Lion King', and the Batman franchise amongst the list of hundreds. Zimmer speaks to NZ film… Video, Audio
Spookers - Florian Habicht
Kiwi filmmaker, Florian Habicht, is making a new documentary, and it's set to scare. Audio, Gallery
Virtual reality set to get more real
A team of computer scientists at Victoria University think they may be a step closer to making virtual reality more like... reality. Audio
Indigenous film festival: 'These are our stories'
A global film festival being held on Wellington's Kapiti Coast is a chance to tell stories from an indigenous perspective and no one else's..
The best Giant Monster Movies
With the news that no less than seven writers have been commissioned to work on the forthcoming King Kong vs Godzilla movie, Dan Slevin decided to look back on the best giant monster movies. Audio
Tech news: Streaming services and CIA hacks consumer devices?
New figures show how New Zealanders are taking to streaming video on demand services; and the privacy implications of the CIA potentially hacking consumer devices to gather intelligence. Audio
The Maoriland Film Festival
There are the famous A-List Festivals of Europe - Cannes, Berlin and Venice. There's the equally prestigious Sundance Festival of Utah, the champion of smaller, independent films. Now there's growing… Audio
Kumeu's shark movie set will become permanent studio
The west Auckland studio where shark horror Meg was filmed, will become a permanent fixture, with a string of overseas productions being discussed.
T2 Trainspotting
Director Danny Boyle returns to Trainspotting, 20 years later. Is this the sequel that disproves the rule of disappointing sequels? Audio
Future Sequels
Despite last year's mixed fortunes, sequel-mania continues to rule this year's slate of blockbusters. Has Hollywood lost the ability to plot? Audio
Oscars 2017
The Oscars have come and gone. The headlines were taken by the confusion at the end, but were they an improvement on last year's Oscars So White? Audio
